The Hartmann Report

Sonia Shaw of The Nation says it's time to tell a new story about carona virus- our lives depend on it. How is human health tied to the health of the animals we come into contact with?Plus - Oklahoma's Republican governor tests positive for Covid-19... How Vietnam did it better... a look at disautonomia- the unexpected long term complications of Covid-19... the failure of Sweden's deadly experiment with herd immunity... Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to pick up Covid case number data directly from hospitals... And what science says people who don't wear masks have in common... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Republican Party has become a death cult. They revel in their efforts to cut million Americans off from health care. They celebrate the resumption of federal executions. They enthusiastically work to allow poisons into our air and water that will cause many to die of cancer and suffer neurological damage. As black people across America continue to be regularly murdered by police, Trump calls those who work to make change 'thugs' and 'terrorists' and deployed federal troops to the states to attack protesters. Numerous children are dying in Trump's detention centers at the border. But what is his crowning achievement? The carona virus. By discouraging people from wearing masks, by raising doubts about science and scientists, by mismanaging the crisis, Trump has allowed 130,000 Americans to die from a disease that other nations have already been able to defeat.Will we be able to make a change in November so that unnecessary death does not have to become a normal part of American life?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump Has Only Had One Job In His Entire Life: Celebrity. Will It Work For Him in November? With one simple understanding, everything about Trump’s life and presidency comes into focus.Senator Ron Wyden joins Thom to speak on the Federal occupying force in Portland.Also on the program, Dr. Enric Sala, Explorer in Residence-National Geographic / Co-Author of the new report, Protecting 30% of the Planet for Nature: Costs, Benefits, Economic Implications & Author of the forthcoming book, The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did Trump rush th-e reopening to keep the economy going in hopes of getting re-elected? If so, his strategy might be about to backfire.And, what is really behind the Republican push to open schools?.. Florida's governor thinks opening Home Depot is the same as putting kids in a classroom... Funding private schools... How Covid is handled in Taiwanese schools... Viruses that stay with you your whole life... Could Trump's approach to the virus have an unspoken element of eugenics?..See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greenpeace USA is working to ask the Democratic party to include environmental action in their party platform- Charlie Jang joins Thom discuss the chances of the Democratic party supporting the ideas behind the Green New Deal and fighting for environmental justice. Who will Biden's VP pick be, and will the Democrats ultimately include Progressives in the halls of power?And a recent study sees the roots of inequality between community governments and corporations in the structure of law established by the supreme court- so how can local communities establish the laws they want without corporations suing them? Chad Nicholson from CELDEF joins Thom to discuss the issue. Are corporate lawsuits stymieing democracy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this fourth turning crisis, will Trump and the oligarchs succeed in using the crisis to strengthen their power and wealth, or will it backfire? Trump's billionaire cabinet members are dismantling our country and milking the system much like GW Bush's crew did when they got rich off the trillion dollar wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Will they and the oligarchs around the world succeed in their war on Democracy or will the people strike back?The Trump administration just dismantled bank regulations put in place after the 2008 financial disaster to prevent future bank failures. Economist Richard Wolff analyzes what he thinks is another step towards the next economic meltdown.Plus- Mark Pocan's letter to the airlines stuffing people into every seat in coach... And- is it really controversial for Biden to say all 'people' are created equal?.. Should there be a wealth tax on the billionaires?.. Olga in California wonders if conservatives who apparently don't care about lives lost might care about lost economic activity of the people who died?.. The extreme cost of long term care... And the tax cut to average people that many forgot will expire in December, while the tax cut on the very rich will remain forever...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A coalition of worker, environmental, and animal activist groups are calling for a week of action against Tyson Foods for the conditions which have created rampant Covid infections in their slaughterhouses. Chloe Waterman from Friends of the Earth joins Thom to raise the alarm at the slow poisoning of our country by the meat industry.And in the context of Covid spreading rapidly in the red states, what is Trump's endgame here? Will he drop out and keep over 900 million dollars in campaign funds? Why is Trump sending out SO MANY fundraising emails right now?? And what is up with his push to open the schools?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Was Carsyn Leigh Davis's mom a cult follower of Trump? New details emerge in death of Florida teen treated at home for coronavirus?It’s time to tax money bins!It’s a simple matter of fairness. America needs our rich people to pay a wealth tax just like the rest of us do every year, and given the crisis that Covid has thrown our local governments into because of low income tax collections, we need it now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How CAN We Keep America Open? (w/ Remington Gregg)We need to open the economy, but why is it being done so unsafely? If you work for a corporation and become ill at work, would you really sue your employer? Should we Keep America Open?Remington Gregg from Public Citizen joins Thom to ask if businesses re-open purely for profit and don’t care about the health of the employees.Will you be sending your kids back to school?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

- Can Americans Stop Republicans Before Another Hundred Thousand Die? - What do you do with a Trump supporter in your face?- Liberals are standing up for ourselves and winning over mask-less Trump supporters, check out some of these interesting stories. - Tucker Carlson aims for 2024 presidential run? It could happen.- The Trump platform, the republican platform is all about bullying. - They want you to live with COVID-19 and to be okay with hundreds of thousands of your fellow Americans dying.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Down in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro just vetoed legislation that would’ve provided masks to poor people living in the slums. The Trump administration wouldn’t even consider a national mask policy.Listeners call in with sobering examples of Trumpsters intimidating them for wearing masks. Dean Obeidallah from Sirius XM joins Thom Hartmann to discuss what will happen if the Grand Wizard President gets another term, as well as how communities can come together to stop anti-muslim hate crimes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Science has shown that when both the infected and uninfected are all wearing masks, the chances of catching Covid is greatly reduced. And, some of those in their 20s who catch Covid appear to have lifetime damage, like becoming diabetic or even developing dementia. So why does the right-wing remain so opposed to steps like mandatory mask wearing or shutting down public places?And- did the protests against George Floyd's murder spread Covid?.. Do Republicans really think not wearing a mask constitutes 'liberty'?.. Does conservative propaganda mean that we have lost the ability as a people to consider any problem in a serious way?.. Meanwhile, Trump is fighting in the Supreme Court to let insurance companies reject anyone with a pre-existing condition. What bearing will the 1905 decision 'Massachusetts versus Jacobson' endorsing quarantine measures have on the course of events?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Economist Richard Wolff is watching an economy in which half of America's retail stores have not paid their rent for months. Could this in turn lead to default on the loans that built those spaces, and along with widespread low wages and massive unemployment result in a collapse of the capitalist system?Meanwhile- Trump's administration continues to dismantle America on the billionaire's behalf while failing to adequately respond to the Covid crisis. What effect will all of this have come November? How can we take inspiration from the way FDR responded to the first Great Depression?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom speaks with former National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton about revelations in his new book, and why he says American can not survive another term with Donald Trump.Progressive Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan joins the program for a national town hall with listeners.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg Palast joins Thom to discuss the latest news from states where voting is underway and how it is being manipulated to the advantage of the Republicans. What a surprise! Republicans like Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump laugh at the idea of democracy, while the American working class lays shattered on the ground.The question now is: “Can America and democracy recover? And, if so, how long will it take and where should we begin to rebuild our country? Or do the right wing billionaires intend to continue their war against democracy and the American working class?“See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are conservative Americans waking up to Trump's incompetence and greed? But even if they do, history will remember the cowardice of the Republicans who have supported this traitorous administration. Does Mike Pence wearing a mask mark the day Mike Pence began running for president?And-- why didn't anybody tell Trump he had toilet paper stuck to his shoe? And can we believe Trump's claims he didn't know about the Russian bounties on American scalps?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cops in Schools Make Learning Hell (w/ Judith Browne Dianis)Someone is carrying a gun at your child's school... they beat students, harass them and even take them to jail... Why are cops in school at all? Educational equity is needed across the US. Too many are being pushed away from schools and arrested, many more black that white. And why do we have police in our schools anyway?Judith Browne Dianis from the Advanced Project National Office joined Thom.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is Donald Trump egging on a race war as he follows the Nixon playbook?.. And how does the latest fake conservative outrage play into all this as the Supreme Court hands down its decisions?Plus: Trump is a meth-head... The myth of the violent left... Are Trump's supporters willing to risk death to prove their loyalty?- and is this the ultimate narcissistic high?.. Wars of choice versus wars of necessity... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

California progressive congressman Ro Khanna joins Thom Hartmann to answer listener questions in a national town hall meeting. The mobilization of people in the streets demanding police reform has garnered the necessary impetus to push through much needed legislation to go up for a vote.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is corporate debt the bomb waiting to go off at the heart of our economy? Could there be a wave of bankruptcies waiting down the road? Professor Richard Wolff joins Thom to discuss our predicament.Plus - Is supply-side economics a scam?.. Interest rates and the economy... Are we becoming a feudal society?.. The corruption of Facebook... When the unemployment check never comes... Protecting employers from being sued if they cause you to get Covid... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is Hawaii's transmission rate so low while places like Texas are seeing a rapid increase in cases? What is the intent and thinking of the man at the helm of our country during this crisis that seems ready to let thousands of Americans die? If he loses the election is it his plan to use this crisis to stay in power?Plus - why are some nursing homes dumping vulnerable seniors on the street?.. The difference in how countries like Germany are handling Covid... And- the deadly math of amplification that red state conservatives refuse to understand. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom revisits the social movement that led to The Enlightenment and eventually culminated in the American Revolution and formation of The Constitution. Why conservatives perpetuate a world view of punishment and policing while progressives promote the idea of basic human good.A pro-segregation caller sparks a conversation on why the vestiges of the civil war linger and Trump's refueling of racism has brought on the current outcry for reform. For the Book Club Thom reads from Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America by Martha S. Jones, and Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing by Robert Wolff.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lawyer and author Jimmy Lohman joins Thom to discuss the damage Bill Barr is doing to the institutions that sustain our democratic way of life- and the story of how Bill Barr bullied him when they were children, and how that relates to Barr's behavior today. Why did Barr and Trump really have to decapitate the prosecutor's office of the Southern District of New York? What is the connection between Audrey Strauss and Bill Barr's coverup of the Iran-Contra scandal? And as Bill Barr has bragged about personally beating up protesters, how will men like him and Trump who are fans of state power respond if they lose the election? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill Barr's heavily redacted Mueller Report is starting to come to light through the efforts of trial judges. Though few outlets are reporting on the outrageous findings, it turns out that Trump was in fact involved in Russia's manipulation of the 2016 election and Roger Stone acted as the conduit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom welcomes conservative professor and author Robert M. Hardaway to debate the question of the electoral college. Would a national popular vote undermine democracy?George W. Bush and Donald Trump both lost the popular vote, by a half-million and 3 million votes respectively, yet occupied the White House even though a majority of Americans didn’t want them there.If we don’t get money out of our politics and enforce the laws against foreign meddling in our elections, we may well see the end of the American experiment in democracy. The stakes have never been higher.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive Congressman Ro KhannaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Will Trump's generals ultimately protect the constitution? What is Trump's true deep personality, and how will it affect the choices he might make if he is not re-elected? And - can you spot the four types of Trump supporters? (Or are there more?) Will Trump's supporters stick with him no matter what?Did the Supreme Court really spare DACA or just punt on a technicality?.. The core of Thom's new book on ADD... The Mooseherder wants to know how to get in touch with the Democrats... How to (try to) wake up Trump supporters... And, the dumbness of Trump's vote by mail application.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Can Police Even Be Reformed? (w/ Dr. Cedric Alexander)Should the police department be re-booted? Has policing gotten completely out of hand and how can it be re-invented? The American people from all communities across the board are asking for something different going forward. Will it advance policing and bring back trust?Plus Joe Madison on Juneteenth Day!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

California's PG&E just plead guilty to killing more than 80 Americans- how is that corporations can be a person when it comes to free speech, but not a person when it comes to legal liability? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Did America just get manipulated by the meat industry with a fake shortage scare that led to protection from legal liability and stay-at-home orders? If there was a meat shortage, why were we exporting so much meat to China?Food and Water Watch's Tony Corbo is on the line with Thom- why has Trump's trade agreement with China opened the door for the United States to import chicken meat from China?- and could this lead to low-wage Chinese factory workers processing American chickens and sending them back?And Caroline Henderson of Greenpeace USA has watched this president systematically take apart environmental regulations- she joins Thom to explain why on June 4th Trump instructed federal agencies to bypass environmental laws like the Endangered Species Act, and to ignore the economic benefit of protecting health. Is Trump's environmental agenda ultimately racist?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump’s rally in Tulsa this weekend and his moving the Republican convention to Florida both demonstrate that he is more than willing to take actions that will kill Americans in order to get his ego stroked and increase his chances of reelection.Weaponizing a virus for political purposes is a crime against humanity, and it is being committed right in front of our own eyes against our friends and neighbors, coworkers and family members.Congressman Ro Khanna answers listener calls.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America has the worlds highest rate of infection and death from the corona virus, and Donald Trump and the Republicans are trying their best to pretend theres nothing going on. While Steve Mnuchin and Donald Trump are passing out hundreds of billions of dollars to each other and their good buddies while refusing to let the American people know who got what, the corona virus continues its deadly spread. Its now killing over 1000 Americans a day.The Covid crisis is proving that the Republican Party's libertarian theology that the free market will solve all problems is complete and utter BS. We have government to protect us from harms; if a persons house burns down, we dont wait for the free market to magically produce a fire department.And, the FDA has officially banned off-label use of hydroxycloquine for treating Covid. So why was Trump hawking it so aggressively?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Movement vs. Moment: How WE Can Stop Trump In Tulsa (w/ Joe Madison)Will Trump's visit to Tulsa be successful? It just might be unless we can turn this moment of anti-racism, into a movement, Joe Madison joins Thom with an answer that may surprise you. Have we moved from moment to movement? Is the political virus out to get you? Every movement has required sacrifice of some kind. Sacrifice can change a country – is that going to happen now? Joe Madison joined Thom on “loving day” to discuss what has happened in the past two weeks and its effect on the county.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are Conservatives Considering Going After Police Too? (w/ Julio Rivera)The brutality of police has gotten a lot of people on the side of Black Lives Matter... but did you ever expect Julio Rivera to be on our side? What grotesque police organization is forcing even the most dyed in the wood conservative to reconsider Donald Trump's special group of armed men? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Medea Benjamin has been thinking about the intersection between racism and militarism- could forces for peace be assembled to intervene in conflicts, much like we hope to change the approach of our police forces?The 13th amendment did not abolish slavery, it only limited it to those convicted of a crime. Why does America imprison people at rates far higher than any other developed country, and what does this tell us about the fundamental structure and history of our society?Meanwhile, the Trump Crime Family continues their epic grift- did Melania renegotiate her pre-nup with Trump as a condition to moving to Washington, D.C.?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What is up with Trump's plans to hold a rally on Juneteenth in Tulsa, site of a massacre and looting of a prosperous black neighborhood in 1921?Benjamin Dixon, of the Benjamin Dixon show joins Thom- can Trump win by doubling down on his racism? Or are many of his supporters finally over it?And, Thom welcomes Dr. Jhacova Williams of the Economic Policy Institute, who has uncovered a statistical link between places with high rates of historical lynching and high rates of police killings today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What will it take to stop Republicans from maintaining structural racism in our voting? Yesterday we saw the Republicans number one voter suppression strategy on display, as black areas in Georgia suffering lines as long as six hours to vote- a racist crime against our democracy. Its time to criminalize voter suppression once and for all. Why are Republicans opposed to mail-in voting? Are they already planning on a 12th amendment election in November? And Thom checks in with big cheese Progressive Congressman Mark Pocan to find out how Progressives in Congress are fighting voter suppression. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump has just reopened 5000 square miles of ocean habitat to fishing, and legalized killing bear moms and bear cubs in Alaska. Jim Adams, of the National Parks Regional Conservative Association joins Thom with some deep background on the story.New Zealand is almost ready to declare themselves virus-free. Why didn't the United States do the same kind of aggressive testing and contact tracing they did? Has our government decided to go for 'herd immunity' even though so far only 3 or 4 percent of the population of the United States has had the disease? Is a second wave very likely?Plus Thom reads from 'A Deep History of Ourselves' by Joseph LeDoux, and 'Last Hours of Humanity- Warming the World to Extinction' by Thom Hartmann.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What practical steps should be taken in this moment to reform police departments? Should we be disbanding so-called 'police unions'?Dr. Robin Cooper, of the Commonwealth Association of School Administrators, joins Thom to talk about school districts asking police departments to take a hike.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

-- How Immunity For Cops and Facebook Kills AmericaVictoria Jones, Executive Director, DC Radio Company reports on the world wide protests in solidarity with U.S. outrage over police brutality especially against African Americans.Imam Khalid Latif Executive Director of the Islamic Center at NYU, Chaplain for New York University joins Thom to conflate the violence against African Americans with the health care disparity of the coronavirus.-- Are These Protests an Outburst of Anger Or a Revolution?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom welcomes Mark Pocan, co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus to once again answer questions in a national town hall meeting. Will Progressive be able to weaken the FISA (spy on America bill) and the so-called Patriot Act, to restore some of our rights? And will they be able to call into question the 20 percent increase in defense spending over the last three years? And are we abandoning small business while Donald Trump brings fascism to America 'wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross'? And Thom also convenes with Progressive congressional leader Ro Khanna to consider the moment from Ro's perspective as a minority in America- and as a Progressive leader. Will America succeed in becoming a multi-ethnic democracy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thom puts his head together with fellow Progressive talk show host Dean Obeidallah- when will be the moment of maximum danger if Trump is not re-elected? Are there lessons in the history of the middle east for dealing with presidents who don't want to give up power?Plus... Is Trump a strongman or the messiah? Did using military force for his church photo-op violate the establishment clause? And what is the real point of civil disobedience?Also Kymone Freeman, Artist/Activist Co-Founder We ACT Radio on how 16th Street has been re-labeled by the mayor of DC as Black Lives Matter road in front of the White House barricade.Thom reads from Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight, and Guns Down: How to Defeat the NRA and Build a Safer Future with Fewer Guns by Igor Volsky.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

America has arrived at a crisis-point. As Trump surrounds the White House with unmarked federal prison guards loyal to him, directly attacks the constitutional right to peacefully assemble, and is urging Republican governors to use violence against protesters- Senate Republicans say nothing. But some on the right- like former Trump cabinet member General Mathis- are loudly denouncing Trump's unconstitutional acts. And with unusual detail, economist Richard Wolff compares our situation to Hitler's Germany from an economic perspective. Will Trump be able to exploit economic crisis much like Hitler and other strongmen have done before? Jeff Charlotte also joins Thom, author of six books and producer of Netflix series 'The Family', about a Republican cabal that operates behind the scenes in Washington with a bizarre interpretation of Christianity. And as fascism with a supposedly Christian face rises in America, he brings a warning against comparing ourselves to past bad events of other countries too closely. And David Daly of FairVote.org looks at ongoing Republican gerrymandering of the states. What can we do about it? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Don Siegelman, Former Governor of Alabama on Racism & Police ViolenceTrump is trying to play out Richard Nixon’s “law and order“ theme from the 1968 election. “Law and order“ were Nixon’s code words for white supremacy, but nobody in the mainstream media identified that or called it out at the time; that commentary was largely limited to the black press. America today is a very different place, a multiracial and far more pluralistic society. Trump thinks he can pull off Nixon’s white supremacist routine and get himself reelected. He is wrong. The big question is what happens when Trump’s “law and order“ strategy fails. Will this lead to the emergence of a fully fascist government being led by Trump, Pence and Barr from the White House? Or will it lead to continued uprisings around the country that eventually lead to positive changes in policing and governance?For the Book Club Thom reads from his book "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" and also "The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918-1919" by James Carl Nelson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Now is the time for the House of Representatives to offer a second Article of Impeachment against Trump for nakedly violating the First Amendment, and for the Republicans in the Senate, who should now see the terrible mistake they made the last time they had this opportunity, to remove him from office before he can do any more damage to our nation.  Amy Goodman from Democracy Now, was arrested during protests in St. Paul in 2008 and talks about how the MN police have a history of mistreating journalists.For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Notes on a Nervous Planet" by Matt Haig, and "The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being" by Kate Pickett and Richard G. Wilkinson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Protests erupted into flames but the real culprit lighting these fires might surprise you! Do you smell anything suspicious besides the ashes of our democracy? Will Minnesota protesters be able to put the killer cops responsible for the untimely death of George Floyd behind bars... or will agent provocateurs disrupt the movement! Could the difference in the coverage of protest really be about racism? Thom Hartmann reveals the disturbing truth.For the Book Club, Thom reads from "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America" by Nancy MacLean, and "All Politics Is Local: Why Progressives Must Fight for the States" by Meaghan Winter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 Many of the families of people who have died of COVID-19 here in the United States have considered suing Trump, but it is nearly impossible to sue a sitting president, and Bill Barr has made it clear that the Justice Department will not hold Trump accountable for anything, up to and including shooting somebody on Fifth Avenue.Therefore, we here in the United States, who are the victims of his criminal malfeasance, and the rest of the world who are victims of the United States and Brazil becoming the uncontrolled epicenters of a worldwide explosion of disease, must act. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is the Trump administration abandoning any leverage we may have to protect the autonomy of Hong Kong? Thom is joined by Hong Kong expert Wilfred Chan, a contributing writer to The Nation magazine. Will China's aggressive moves to dismantle democracy in Hong Kong lead to the Thucydides Trap as a rising power confronts a declining one?Will Trump be able to distract us from the real dangers in the world- and his own corruption- with nonsense and bluster? And will history ultimately be kind or unkind to his administration?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trahern Crews - Black Lives Matter MinnesotaAs Americans rise up against police terror, the far right has a horrible plan that could backfire on all of us...Thom Hartmann reveals the white supremacist plans for to use the unrest in Minnesota after George Floyd's murder by police officer was caught on tape, sparking massive outrage. Will the protesters be able to get justice for George Floyd or will this right wing plan disrupt them and our democracy? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Progressive Wisconsin Representative Mark Pocan joins Thom Hartmann for a national Town Hall Meeting, answering listener questions ranging from the latest Congressional remedies for the Covid crisis to election security for the 2020 race. For the Book Club Thom reads selections from "Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover" by Ruth Marcus and "They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45" by Milton Mayer.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.